Tutorial [HOW-TO] Have a homemade Streetpass Relay

[Nintendo3dsDude]

Ugh I'm about to give up whenever i try to put in a mac address in adminstrator command prompt my wireless Network Connection 2 goes away -_-

 

[Sakura]

What D-Link router and what version (mini/micro/small and version number) of DD-WRT did you install?
You can always try this script! Works for me, as I do not like to be reliable on someone else's internet (just put it in the cron tab and apply):

0-59/6 * * * * root ifconfig eth1 down && ifconfig eth1 hw ether 40:53:50:4F:4F:`/bin/cat /proc/interrupts | /usr/bin/md5sum | /usr/bin/cut -b 1``/bin/cat /proc/interrupts | /usr/bin/md5sum | /usr/bin/cut -b 1` && ifconfig eth1 up
3-59/6 * * * * root ifconfig eth1 down && ifconfig eth1 hw ether 4E:53:50:4F:4F:`/bin/cat /proc/interrupts | /usr/bin/md5sum | /usr/bin/cut -b 1``/bin/cat /proc/interrupts | /usr/bin/md5sum | /usr/bin/cut -b 1` && ifconfig eth1 up

Hi Koldur

Thanks for your reply. I'm really busy this weekend at an archaeologial dig, but will certainly look at this more next week and get back to you. Many thanks!

 

[AndyN]

Finally got a guide for the Sanoxy Repeater together. Still needs a bit of work, but it's enough to get people started
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O-D-DGifGaRp1W4Xg1EBszN3N5OLFgm_8rg2bJ8aZUg/edit?usp=sharing

Awesome guide. I look forward to when/if there is a possible way to use the batch script on this device. I have been using my repeater for this since you helped me before and I have gotten so many streetpasses even changing mac manually.

 

[Phile]

I succesfully set the virtual router and changed the mac adress.
The 3ds finds the ssid and the nintendo zone. But it won't connect to the internet/nintendo zone.

I'm using windows 7.

Please help me. Thnx

 

[keyra]

I succesfully set the virtual router and changed the mac adress.
The 3ds finds the ssid and the nintendo zone. But it won't connect to the internet/nintendo zone.

I'm using windows 7.

Please help me. Thnx

force your isp dns on 3ds, i had this problem with usb key

 

[darren42]

I succesfully set the virtual router and changed the mac adress.
The 3ds finds the ssid and the nintendo zone. But it won't connect to the internet/nintendo zone.

Try setting up and running the wireless hotspot using the command prompt window instead of the virtual router program. I had a similar problem with the virtual router where my 3DS could see the wireless hotspot connection, however whenever I tried an internet connection test on my 3DS it would always fail.

On another note if you get everything working you will be able to see the nintendo zone icon on your 3DS but you won't be able to access nintendo zone. This is because nintendo zone requires an unsecured hotspot to work, the wireless hotspot will have WPA2 encrytion on it as it is a mandatory requirement when running it on Windows.

 

[witchiez]

I'm using Windows7. And I could set the virtual router so it works with my 3ds.
I could get the internet access on my 3DS but not streetpass hit. When I changed the MAC address using macshift the address on virtual wifi miniport didn't change.
Using macshift did change MAC address on my wireless adapter but not virtual wifi miniport.

Please help me. Thanks in advance.

 

[darren42]

Ok i did what you said but i don't see the wireless Network Connection 2 when i put in the mac its gone.

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I see that you are using a wireless card with an Atheros chipset, Kervidgen mentioned that he had to use custom Atheros drivers to allow him to be able to change the mac address on his wireless card. Even then the first part of mac address for his wireless hotspot would always be offset to '0E' instead oif '4E'.

I'm using Windows7. And I could set the virtual router so it works with my 3ds.
I could get the internet access on my 3DS but not streetpass hit. When I changed the MAC address using macshift the address on virtual wifi miniport didn't change.
Using macshift did change MAC address on my wireless adapter but not virtual wifi miniport.

Please help me. Thanks in advance.

Is the address on the virtual wifi miniport similar to the one you tried to set on it or is it completey different?

 

[xanthux]

I mean it also can be used at Ubuntu PC now. It consolidates the recipe for Ubuntu linux from the first post with all features of DD-WRT script in one easy to install script for Linux.

Ohh, I thought it was also for the router method. How likely are we getting a version for micro build? Thanks!

 

[computerlife22]

Hey, is this blocked with the latest 3DS update? It's apparently only for the e-shop, but Nintendo tends to sneak in other updates too.

 

[Phile]

Try setting up and running the wireless hotspot using the command prompt window instead of the virtual router program. I had a similar problem with the virtual router where my 3DS could see the wireless hotspot connection, however whenever I tried an internet connection test on my 3DS it would always fail.

On another note if you get everything working you will be able to see the nintendo zone icon on your 3DS but you won't be able to access nintendo zone. This is because nintendo zone requires an unsecured hotspot to work, the wireless hotspot will have WPA2 encrytion on it as it is a mandatory requirement when running it on Windows.

And how do i make it unsecure then?
I see the nintendo zone icon. So there is my problem. I need to find a way to make the connection unsecure.

 

[darren42]

The streetpass relay function will work perfectly fine over an encrypted network, it is only nintendo zone that requires an unecrypted network.

You can't make a wireless hotspot on a windows computer unsecured as it is a requirement that you have to have WPA2 encryption on it to create one. If you want to use nintendo zone and have a router with wireless capability on it, you can just rename the SSID of the wireless connection to "attwifi" and turn the security off on it. No need to spoof the mac address if all you want to do is access nintendo zone as far as I know. You will only need to spoof the mac address if you want to use the streetpass relay feature.

 

[Phile]

force your isp dns on 3ds, i had this problem with usb key

And i do this how?
I know. Little new to this all.

 

[Phile]

The streetpass relay function will work perfectly fine over an encrypted network, it is only nintendo zone that requires an unecrypted network.

You can't make a wireless hotspot on a windows computer unsecured as it is a requirement that you have to have WPA2 encryption on it to create one. If you want to use nintendo zone and have a router with wireless capability on it, you can just rename the SSID of the wireless connection to "attwifi" and turn the security off on it. No need to spoof the mac address if all you want to do is access nintendo zone as far as I know. You will only need to spoof the mac address if you want to use the streetpass relay feature.

I want the streetpass to meet people for the minigames (puzzle collection and all). Does the virtual wifi don't need the acces on the internet then?

 

[darren42]

For the streetpass relay feature to work the virtual wifi hotspot connection will need access to the internet. You do this by enabling internet connection sharing on the network connection you use to connect to the internet with.

 

[Phile]

But

For the streetpass relay feature to work the virtual wifi hotspot connection will need access to the internet. You do this by enabling internet connection sharing on the network connection you use to connect to the internet with.

Ok, my pc has internet.
But the 3ds can not connect with the virtual acces point. Is that connection nessesairy?
I still get the icon from the nintendo zone.

 

[witchiez]

I see that you are using a wireless card with an Atheros chipset, Kervidgen mentioned that he had to use custom Atheros drivers to allow him to be able to change the mac address on his wireless card. Even then the first part of mac address for his wireless hotspot would always be offset to '0E' instead oif '4E'.



Is the address on the virtual wifi miniport similar to the one you tried to set on it or is it completey different?

It is completely different from the address i set. I tried using 4E53504F4F46. The address on my physical adapter changed to the address i set but not the virtual miniport.

 

[darren42]

But

Ok, my pc has internet.
But the 3ds can not connect with the virtual acces point. Is that connection nessesairy?
I still get the icon from the nintendo zone.

The nintendo zone icon appears on your 3DS whenever it is in range of a wireless connection with the SSID "attwifi", even if you can't connect to it. However to get the streetpass relay fuction to work your 3DS needs to be able to connect to the virtual wireless access point and via it access the internet.

 

[Jiehfeng]

I got my Homepass Network working but I have a few questions.
After I make the virtual access point and write a mac on the CMD, then start virtual router, should I go to internet settings and test the connection, then go to the home menu and turn it to sleep mode? (I already have the virtual access point registered in my 3ds) I wanna know what cycle do you guys go through.
And once the 3DS is in sleep mode, in virtual router, it takes 2 minutes for the 3DS to pop up and then I get my streetpass, but I only get one streetpass in all the games. Is that normal?
And when I put my 3DS to sleep mode again, it doesn't get a streetpass. I tried changing the mac, i think that's what you should do everytime anyway, I don't get my streetpass.
Can I get an explanation of the exact process please? Cause I'm like

 

[keyra]

But

Ok, my pc has internet.
But the 3ds can not connect with the virtual acces point. Is that connection nessesairy?
I still get the icon from the nintendo zone.

dunno, what's your isp?